African Languages for AI: The Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
Education
Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
Sudden Subsidy Cuts for Quintile-5 Schools in Gauteng
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the Gauteng Department of Education’s decision to reduce subsidies to quintile-5 schools in the province from R900 to just R315 per learner as from 2026. This reduction affects Afrikaans schools, in particular, and the Freedom Front Plus views the sudden slashing of subsidies to quintile-5 schools as an […]
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UFS and Fort Hare Burn While Akademia Builds
Akademia’s launch of its Paarl campus on Wednesday serves as concrete commentary on the recent destruction of academic facilities at two established South African universities. At the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Qwa-Qwa campus and Fort Hare’s Dikeni (Alice) campus, students expressed their dissatisfaction by destroying infrastructure. One of the constant causes of unrest […]
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Campus Violence: How the ANC’s Racial Politics Has Misled Our Youth
The Freedom Front Plus Youth (VF Plus-jeug) strongly condemns the ongoing unrest and vandalism on campuses of the University of the Free State (UFS) fuelled by students claiming that the new financial policy is racially discriminatory, despite clear communication regarding the matter from the University. The University clearly stated that the new arrangements regarding outstanding […]
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Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Rehabilitation Efforts Ignore the Emotional Trauma of Soldiers: Why This Matters
Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
Trade Is Shaping New Global Power Relations: What This Means for Africa
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
How Disaster-Ready Are African Countries? Some Progress, but Also Huge Gaps
Some countries are making progress but others still face the challenge of weak coordination.
These Villagers Have to Fix Their Own Roads and Drains
They can’t wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season
Lesotho Permit: A Lifeline for Basotho Workers Facing Collapse of Textile Industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA
Universities Can Turn AI From a Threat to an Opportunity by Teaching Critical Thinking
Employers and societies demand graduates who can evaluate information and make sound judgments.
Bird Ringing – Bringing Knowledge and Delight
A South African discovery offered the first proof of birds migrating across the equator
IDT’s School Project Stalls as Costs Reach R198-Million
Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019
Court Ruling Exposes Mpumalanga Government’s Systematic Corruption Spanning Decades
The Gauteng High Court’s ruling in favour of the company Grand Valley Estates, owned by conservation activist Fred Daniel, serves as more proof that the Mpumalanga provincial government deals recklessly with taxpayers’ money. The Court ordered Mpumalanga’s Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) and the Land Claims Commissioner to pay R306 109 240 plus interest of […]
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From Safety Plan to Safety Sham
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Western Cape Safety Plan review
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Pensioners Refunded After We Queried Funeral Policy Deductions
Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done
One in Two Nigerians Live In Poverty and Relief Programmes Have Failed
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
City of Tshwane Adopts Inclusive Artisan Training Strategy
“This week the GOOD Party has proudly supported the adoption of a new Artisan Training and Development Framework for the City of Tshwane that will see more opportunities for unemployed youth and for young people from special needs schools” said GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Tshwane Mayoral Committee for Economic Development and Spatial Planning.
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Heritage Day: The Politics of Belonging
This year, as the government hosts Heritage Day celebrations under the theme “Reimagining our Heritage Institutions for a New Era,” we must ask who belongs in this new era And who is being excluded?
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“Kill the Boer” on Potch Campus: NWU Has to Take a Stand
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) echoes the sentiments of those demanding that the North-West University take a stand after the EFF openly sang the controversial “Kill the Boer” song on the Potchefstroom campus. Although the EFF’s march was apparently much smaller than anticipated, the incident remains serious. While bellowing this violence-inciting song, they brand […]
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Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
South African Men May Now Take Their Wife’s Surname – Why Traditional Leaders Are Upset
Although the judgment promotes gender equality, it opens another chapter in the struggle between customs and constitutional rights.
The Safety Plan Has Failed: You Cannot Arrest Away Inequality
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s Subject for discussion: Debating the growing tide of violent crime in the Western Cape: its roots in social ills, the failures of provincial government responses, and the devastating impact on communities, health facilities and social development programmes.
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